Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging of Shale

摘要

1. Organic material in shale is Raman active and can be characterized by the D-(disorder) and G-(graphite) or O-(order) bands for maturity. 2. Inorganic minerals, including crystalline forms, can be imaged, identified and differentiated. 3. Raman imaging reveals the chemical and structural heterogeneity of shale and complements optical microscopy.